10 euro (Jules Verne's death) – France
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Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 120th anniversary of the death of Jules Verne
Series: L'art de la plume
Context
Material
Diameter: 37 mm
Weight: 22.2 g
Silver Weight: 22.18 g
Shape: Round
Composition: 99.9% Silver Precious Metals
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
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Value
Exchange value: 10 EUR = $11.61
Bullion value: $47.40
Obverse
Description:
Featuring quotes from Voltaire, Dante, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche, the piece centers on an engraved feather and the series title. "RF," Joaquin Jimenez's hallmark, and the workshop mark appear at lower right.
Inscription:
Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien
Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch’intrate
To be or not to be: that is the question
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker
L'art de la plume
10 €
RF
Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch’intrate
To be or not to be: that is the question
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker
L'art de la plume
10 €
RF
Translation:
The best is the enemy of the good.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
To be or not to be: that is the question.
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
The art of the pen.
10 €
RF
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
To be or not to be: that is the question.
What does not kill me makes me stronger.
The art of the pen.
10 €
RF
Script: Latin
Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez
Reverse
Description:
Left: a shell from *From the Earth to the Moon*. Right: the crew observes the moon from orbit in *Around the Moon*, including Barbicane, Ardan, Nicholl, Diane the dog, and a hen. The novel titles are centered, the author's name is in the Moon, and the year is below.
Inscription:
DE LA TERRE A LA LUNE
AUTOUR DE LA LUNE
JULES VERNE
2025
AUTOUR DE LA LUNE
JULES VERNE
2025
Translation:
From the Earth to the Moon
Around the Moon
Jules Verne
2025
Around the Moon
Jules Verne
2025
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez
Edge
Plain
Categories
| Science |
| Space |
| Mustache/Beard |
| Animal> Bird |
| Object> Hat |
| Event> Death anniversary |
| Person> Scientist |
| Art> Literature |
| Symbol> Moon |
| Animal> Dog |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Monnaie de Paris | — |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 2,500 | Proof |
Series: L'art de la plume
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